Toshiyuki Nakao
Toshiyuki Nakao is a Japanese retired professional shogi player who achieved the rank of 5-dan.
Early life and apprenticeship
Nakao was born on October 24, 1974, in Fuji, Shizuoka. He learned how to play shogi from his father when he was an elementary school first grade student. As a third grade junior high school student, Nakano entered the Japan Shogi Association's apprentice professional school in September 1989 at the rank of 6-kyū under the tutelage of shogi professional, and was awarded regular professional status and the rank of 4-dan on October 1, 1998 after finishing second behind Shin'ya Yamamoto in the 23rd Apprentice School 3-dan League with a record of 12 wins and 6 losses.Shogi professional
Nakao retired from professional shogi on August 13, 2018. His career record was 186 wins and 260 losses for a winning percentage of 0.417.Promotion history
The promotion history for Nakao was as follows:- 6-kyū: 1989
- 1-dan: 1993
- 4-dan: October 1, 1998
- 5-dan: May 9, 2007
- Retired: August 13, 2019
- 6-dan: April 1, 2019